A second person has been arrested after a man was found dead on a bench near the canal in Northampton.

Robert Brown, 57, was found with a fatal arm injury near the River Nene in Northampton town centre at 6.30am on 1 August, Northamptonshire Police said.

A 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of his murder on Friday and is still in custody, the force said on Saturday.

Another 38-year-old man had already been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently on bail.

The exact cause of Mr Brown's death is yet to be established, with a post-mortem examination to take place in the coming days.

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